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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Imagine if Europe decided there was 6 week days and America decided there was 7

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

for some time soviet union decided they'll have 5 day week and then 6 day week https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_calendar#Five-day_weeks

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The reason vast majority of cultures has 7 day week is that lunar month has 28 days, so that it can be neatly divided into four seven day weeks. It was important for timekeeping and because hunter-gatherers could forage more easily during full moon nights

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My gamer brain read "frag" instead of "forage". Now I imagine primitive Quake players bunnyhopping through the forest on full moon nights to hunt for food. Help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

i mean this is not a massive stretch. i heard an account of (ww2?) soldiers using mortar for fishing: one team would shell river, and another team would collect stunned/dead fish safe distance downstream. sometimes civilians got too close but they weren't particularly concerned about it

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

.. and they probably weren't particularly tasty either

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Shortly after the revolution the French attempted a 10-day calendar.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Republican_calendar#Ten_days_of_the_week